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PLAB 1 (UKMLA AKT) practice questions

PLAB 1 is the written part of the GMC's Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board test for international medical graduates. Since 2024 it is delivered as the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test and follows the UKMLA content map: single-best-answer questions on the safe management of patients by a newly qualified doctor. Below: 581 original practice questions in its style, grouped by topic, each with the answer and an explanation.

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Acute & emergency medicine47 questions with explanationsCardiovascular50 questions with explanationsRespiratory50 questions with explanationsGastroenterology & hepatology50 questions with explanationsEndocrinology & metabolism50 questions with explanationsNeurology48 questions with explanationsMental health46 questions with explanationsObstetrics & gynaecology46 questions with explanationsPaediatrics46 questions with explanationsSurgery50 questions with explanationsInfection & sexual health50 questions with explanationsProfessional practice, ethics & law48 questions with explanations
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What does PLAB 1 (UKMLA AKT) test?

PLAB 1 is the written part of the GMC's Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board test for international medical graduates. Since 2024 it is delivered as the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test and follows the UKMLA content map: single-best-answer questions on the safe management of patients by a newly qualified doctor.

Are these official PLAB 1 (UKMLA AKT) questions?

No. Official exam items are confidential. These are original questions written in the style of PLAB 1 (UKMLA AKT) for its content outline and checked by an independent model that solves each one blind.

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All 581 questions in this bank, with answers and explanations, are free and need no account.

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PLAB 1 (UKMLA AKT) is administered by General Medical Council. WhiteCoat Pro is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. All questions are original practice items written by the WhiteCoat Pro editorial team with AI assistance and checked by a second, independent AI model that solves every question blind; items with a disputed key are removed. They are not real exam questions. Educational use only, not medical advice.